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Pantespani (Greek Lemon Sponge Cake)

While we were on the island of Thassos, in almost every place we ate in they gave us free something or other. Either coffee at the end of the meal with, or water melon, or Metaxa (Brandy) and sometimes a dessert. Every time we were given Ouzo at the start of our meal and in one place we went to they gave us 500ml carafe of red wine, which was a bit of a worry since we'd already had 1.5 litres between us!!

One of the desserts we had was a Greek sponge cake called Pantespani. The syrup that is poured over the top of the cake while it cools when we had it was a lemon syrup.

This is my attempt at making it!

I had a go at making it at the weekend. I used this recipe but I used lemon instead of orange. Now I am no baker and mine grew in the oven at an alarming rate in the oven! So it came out a bit more deeper than when we ever had it in Greece.

This picture was when it first came out of the oven. You then cut it into squares and pour over the syrup, which then soaks into the sponge.

I served it with ice cream (can't imagine that your supposed to) but hey, it was nice.

Ohh ummm...yummy! A friend of mine in Nova Scotia, who was Greek, used to make what she called a Greek Cake and it was gorgeous. It was soaked in some kind of syrup and had a milky topping. I loved it, but never did get the recipe! I wish I had!

Hi and welcome I'm Jan. I love cooking and of course eating. It has to be said I do like a nice kitchen gadget or fifty. I'm concerned I might be a bit of a gadget hoarder and also a food shopaholic. Click on my photo to read more!